GALLIENNE, R. LE,

Travels in England. With six illustrations by Herbert Railton.

London, Grant Richards,, 1900, 1dst edtion, 291pp. original illustrated publishers tooled cloth binding, illustrations by Railton. Richard Le Gallienne (20 January 1866 - 15 September 1947) was an English author and poet. In the summer of 1888 he met Wilde, and the two had a brief affair. Le Gallienne and Wilde continued an intimate correspondence after the end of the affair.The British-American actress Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991) was his daughter by his second marriage to Danish journalist Julie Nørregaard (1863-1942).In 2016 an exhibition on the life and works of Richard Le Gallienne was held at the central library in his home city of Liverpool, England. Entitled "Richard Le Gallienne: Liverpool's Wild(e) Poet", it featured his affair with Oscar Wilde, his famous actress daughter Eva Le Gallienne and his personal ties to the city.

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Book number: 68372

Catalogue: Literature Travel

SMOLLET, TOBIAS,

Humphrij Klinker's reizen.

The Hague ('s Graavenhaage), Johannes Mensert, 1779, 8vo., half leather binding with speckled paper, ribbed spine with goldtooling and title plate, viii+219+227(page 227 incorrectly numbered 127)+248 pp., worn binding with faded front and back and cracked hinges (the front hinge more so than the back), the bookblock is very solid with lovely soft paper without any stains, the book contains three volumes with an engraving in every volume. In the first and second volume the engraving is by Van Megen, in the third volume the engraving is by B. de Bakker. l Translated from English. William Thackeray called it "the most laughable story that has ever been written since the goodly art of novel-writing began." As a group of travellers visit places in England and Scotland, they provide through satire and wit a vivid and detailed picture of the contemporary social and political scene.

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Book number: 67740

Catalogue: Literature Travel